That should actually be an example for our railway workshop. If they would maintain trains with that philosophy, there would barely be significant train cancellations. Right now, if trains were rockets, no rocket would actually ever (be allowed to) fly. Heck, in the 21st century they don't even...
Yeah. I think Musk is more in favour of tourism and colonization, which isn't bad. But I personally like the more "conservative" and machinery design for supporting exploration and science. I also like how stuff from Apollo and the Shuttle made it into Starliner, like the capsule's design or the...
I am in hope for next Monday to Wednesday. It's three days off for me. Congratulations by the way (y)
But it was nice only watching the suit checks, the ingress and egress, the new team and the "new" location, even with a scrub.
It's frustrating on one hand. On the other hand, better say "no go" than losing a vehicle + crew. I can't even count how many scrubs we have seen on the Shuttle.
Yeah, looks like Urwumpe get's his chance 😅
I already feared that actually before ingress when they stopped the countdown for 5 minutes due to something with the vehicle...
Wow, I didn't know it's the hundredth launch for Atlas V.
Launch Weather Officer reports 95% go for the weather, for now. The only concern is the potential buildup of cumulus clouds.
By the way, first time since Mercury that humans launch atop an Atlas LV :hailprobe:
Ascent Abort Landing Zone Considerations:
• Wave height below 4 meters (13.1 ft)
• Surface wind below 27 knots (13.9 m/s)
• No thunderstorms within abort landing area
• No lightning within abort landing area...